jdmidwest

Rather have bats than the gang shootouts that have been taking place on the streets around here.

I am blind, I am blind. Never seen you in person, but now. Some things you can't un see. Not me, I am Hirsute. Got to have that buffer zone.

Like the spot on your lip?

That odd, all this heat needs electricity to cool things off. That is why I hate tailwaters in the summer, full blast generation. Pickwick was ramping up generation all day and turning off around midnight to 8 am.this weekend in TN. 0 to 36k by 3 pm.

I sit on my butt so much I keep it wore slick. Never could figure out why we have sweat glands on our butt.

Per person or per car?

I lost an Orvis CFO there I think. Send me a pic and I will see if I notice the scratch marks on it.

Sounds good. Been thinking about hitting that with my Buddy from TDL. We have not done it in a while. Are they still charging to put in at Mounts?

You really like that thing. I think I still have the one eyed one that I was using the day we fished together. Lucky Strike?

What was he doing lying there naked taking pics?

7 am on Sunday, the water temp was 88 degrees in the small lake in TN I was fishing. The water was warmer than the air and you could feel it. Sat. lead to heat stroke and exhaustion on the TN River below Pickwick. High sun, no shade, no breeze. Water temps were 82 and the fish were stagnant. But the casting arm got a workout. I was whipped when we turned in at 11pm that night. 2 dinks for the day. But the grandson loved it.

You would think that to be true. Local MDC rents and provides john boats. During duck season, there is a boat at every spot for your use in pit blind areas. If you put a gas motor on them, it needs to have a tag on it. I suppose if you are from a state that does not tag outboards, you could be legal. But I have seen tickets written for it there. And, if you are of age that needs it, they will check for boater safety card also. Depends on how pissy they are at the time.

25 years ago, they tried to hand me a title app. Both of my motors from Illinois had titles, but they did not sticker them like Missouri does.

Illinois titles everything, kayaks and maybe even trolling motors. My first kayak came from Illinois and they had a title app waiting for me at the register, showed MO license and away I went. I think MO even did trolling motors at one time, I have seen some with stickers. Nice thing about MO DMV, if you have an issue with one office, you can go somewhere else. I have been to a few good ones and consistent with good service. I will never go back to a crowded one that is a pain or rude to deal with.

Don't know about Arkansas, but I have transferred 2 from Illinois and 1 from Tn. Illinois was easy, all titled. Tn needed a copy of the registration card they issue to owners like our paper sheet when you apply for tag on boat. Theirs is a card that fits in wallet. Bill of sale from the state you are buying from filled out at time of purchase and the boat, motor, trailer title should get you thru.

I like the whites in a 2-3 lb range. A Great White would probably be a Striper......

The kids that grew up raised in Alaska by a friend that has lived there since High School would fight over the dark fatty layer when we filleted salmon. They would chunk it out and eat it raw. May be good, never tried it. Did try Sushi one time, never again.

I seldom ever catch a crappie, so I honestly don't remember how they taste. Last mess I had was probably in early 90's from Wappappello Lake. White bass are good, had several good bunches from TN this year when they were running. Nice firm sweet filets, lightly dusted and fried golden brown. You don't need a thick crust on them to give them flavor.

Lots of white bass and none in the creel. Someone needs to learn how to eat them. Looks like a pretty good weekend.

I have attached a link to the FS new CMRP for the Eleven Point River FYI. Even has an FAQ Section. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mtnf/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd926245 Still looking it over. But it is the current management plan for the river I love so well. Enjoy

Caney has trout for several miles below the Center Hill Dam all year long. We took the jet boat down and fished it for a way down below the dam. We motored up below the dam and fished a spot where the Lake leaks thru the bluff on the north side of the dam. It was a hotspot, not accessable by wading and nobody there running a boat. They had never seen a bead head. That was the trip that I broke the tooth and chewed the hole in my tongue in my sleep. Nice area to explore. A few years later, we did the Cordell Hull trip and run up the Caney from the Cumberland. We grounded out bad, stuffed the boat good. Lucky for us, they turned the pumps on and we floated off to keep fishing. Lower end has some smallies. The whole river is pretty skinny unless they are running a generator. Had to watch that pretty close.

Life is short.

Off to the spillway this weekend, looks like they are runiing.

The Caney Fork below Center Hill is similar to MO tailwaters in a smaller scale. You will pass it on I 40 in places. Wadeable and float stream. Another in the Hurricane Mills area, but it is mostly a winter area. I have never fished it during the warmer months. Loretta Lynns Place is a good stopover to break up the drive.

Not only Grateful, but willing to give their lives for it. Back then, it was a much better country to fight for....